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'VOLUME XXXV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1919. NUMBER 18
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JOHN BOGAI
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(Cont1 iued from 141st Week.)
SYNOPSIS.
CH APTER I.-Andrea Pellor, handsome
daughter of Lord Pallor, impecunious
atiscocrat, is doomedg to marry an illit
erate but wealthy middle-aged diamond
mine owner. She disconsolately wanders
fron her hotel in South Africa and dis
covers an aviator about to fly from the
beach. lmpulsively, of course imagining
that the trip will be merely a pleasant
excursion, and a welcome relief from
thoughts of her impending loveless mar
riage, she begs to be taken for a flight,
although she does not know him. He
somewhat unwillingly agrees, and they
start.
CHAPTER II.-When she realizes her
unknown aviator is not going back An
drea in desperation tries to choke him
with one of her stockings. Ile thwarts
her and they sail on into the very heart
of Africa. Landing in an immense craal,
Andrea finds the natives all bow in wor
ship to her mysterious companion. She
is given a slave boy, "Bathtub," and the
White Man sets about building a hut for
.her.
CHAPTER Ill.
Andrea swallowed a lump In her
-throut. "I won't-I will not cry," she
said aloud. "I shall never cry again.
I'm really having a g-good time. I've
always been bored and I'm certainly
not bored now, anid only a fool would
cry over thdt." She settled down to
her breakfast in earnest; forgot that
she detested eggs fried, ate every scrap
of the toast, most of the marmalade,
and drank three cups of tea. Then
she sat back and let her eyes amuse
her.
The kraal's, activity had centered
about the newest and smartest of the
huts. Around It many men were work
ing, some digging trenclies, others cut
ting an extra door in, its side. Pres
ently still others began to arrive In a
seemingly endless procession, bearing
posts, stripped of their bark and cut
to uniform length, and great bundles
of withes and thatch grass.
She watched them work with a won
der at what they were doing that
grew vaguer and vaguer until she
drowsed and- flint lly dropped sound
asleep in her chair. She awoke two
hours liter to fid the white man
stinding belfore her, clean shave),
clear eyed, smelling of soap and look
ing almost dapper in khkid helmet,
shirt, breeches and puttees.
"Well, Mr. White Man?" said An
dreu.
lie sm1iled a slow smile of relief as
though ho had been dreading her first
words. "Will you come now?" he
asked.
She arose, started to follow him and
stopped with a gasp). "Wihy !" she ex
clainied, her eyes fastened on, the hut
that had be(en the scene of labor. It
was5 t ranisformfled. Before it no
stood a verandla with a thatched roof,
1nclosing the veranda, the' hut1 an~d i.
tiny garden at its hack was a mnighty
st ockadie, each post of which was
sharpened to a needlie point. F'ron
the extra door ran ai covered1 way as
strongly built as the st ocktde an
which connected the hut with it:
nmighblor--that itoi which the wh iti
mian hnd dlsap'peared.
Andai'm fiolowed hiim, only to st oj
agin whienic shie reached the veranda1.
It wasM cairpeted withi a long gram
moit oif viidi olor- andi on the ma
st', odm1hair and a table. On tI
t ailde wasi a hanud sewing inachine' an'
fr om t'orner-ito-corner post swung
h~iuammnok. Sihe laid to toop very lot
4tio nter the hut itself, and onlce witha
hamd to wait a long titue for her sum
filled'i eyes to iaccustoam thlemoselvyes t'
thle klndliy gloom. The nmn grew iim
patient antd struck ai maitchi. By it
light Andrea saw" at vision of comnforl
The room was circuilar and unmielle
so that one could look uip and up~ nt
t he very diepthms of its taplerhng p~eah
F~rom thatd height dlangled1 a wvire an
on its endl hung a lantern. Th'ie ma
lit It and showed her how it could h:
carriet) to any dlesired pioint on th~
cirenuthference of the room and hooke
there.
On one side stood a cot alread
made up ; beside it a small camp chal
On the other sidle was a long hammoc
chiri, and close to it stood a carve
aboureit piled high withl books. Ovi
a small table hutng a foolish litt
mirror. The wvalls wvere walinScot(
with a woven mat of golden reed
'The nlane n mlled3 ceal. wa ceann.
A
R or~
AINED GILA8
!DUS,-BTC
RRILL CMPANY
Anirea 1222i.ad Colie iLto tit room on
Soessed by 21 single i(Iea2, an11d that was
to dete'mine the why and wherefore
of the covered passige leading to the
next but. She failed to discover its
entranee until her companion drew her
attention to a door, wIlnscoted like
the walls but crossed by a sturdy bar
pivoted tt ole end, the other sinking
into a cleep socket.
"It occurred to me," said the man,
"that perhaps you would h)e afraid at
night unless you were sure of help.
Listen," Ile raised the bar, and as
he did so the hidden door flew open
and a gong sounded n i the next hut.
"The liar cannot he lif(ed from my
side oPr course," he added.
Theil he led her out through tile
verand:h into her private garden atid
poIl:ed to i Iulite new and ilay hut.
"Your jg, Mh and washrootn," he said.
"Yot maust have no witer in the hut.
you live in, not only bccausc ilt; ilour
is of ind but peln.cipaliy o-A acco'.n
of the mosquitoes."
"Live?" said Andrea. "My deir
White Man, you are mand. J'mi not
going to live hore, no matter how hor
ribly I'm tempted by all thhi: t'hought
fulness of yours and-care."
Ile looked que;tioningly at her face.
"Will you dine with mae," he ventured,
"at half past flve? It's the best hour
on account of daylight and only two
meals a (lay. Will you? After that
we'll talk it, out."
Andrea nodded and dismissed him
with, "Till half after five, then."
Things had moved so fast through
the (lay that she had had no time to
mark more than their general course.
Now she settled down to a deliberate
survey. She went )acjc in her mind
to Aunty Gwen, to her brothers and
to the public at large as represented
by the colony dance. She imagined
their consternation ait her disappear
ance, visualized the efforts that even
at this momient were being made t.
trace her an~d the full force of the
inevitable futility.
The searchers would have nothing
to go oni. There .'as only one chanct
as far as she knew and that was 2
sl1im one. In the general excitemeni
the native whon the white man ha(
left behind might chatter his way inti
suillelent prominence to get himsel
called as a witness. But she se
simall hope on such a solution, for thi
last few hours had taught her tha
tile author of all her troubles wa
more than) White Man to those unde
him-lhe was master.
Then her thoughts turned to th
man she was to have married. O
course, andl whatever happened fror
no0w on, that-deal-was off. Sh
puckered her browv, pulzzled that sue
a conclusion blroughlt n10 great shoc
with it. Last of all, she thought c
herself. What was the meaningc
Ithis day to Anadreat Pellor, to that gil
wh'lomt sihe had1( curIiously watcheti
sttud1ie'( and1 1'22 dreamed overt durin2g vet
near 2ly a1(22 quateri of' a cenitury?2 Ui
()csusy she faced thle problei
from t he stand2(1 oil~it into which sI:
had1( been br1edl alone1-measure2'd it il
thle cold rule of convenltion and si
tciety usage.
2"I'm done for," said( Andren to he
self. "Yesterday I was a1 pearl
great prIce 121 the nmarriago mlarkt
2a1nd now everything in tihe wvay of Ca:
t hat offer's wilt come from the mnus
halla1! Your last dzf'y, Pellor," si
added0( aloud, giving a deep significan'
.to the use of the old fatmily nat
I alone. Hecr lIps curled and her ey
,hardened rebelliously as she added
1,1 fil n mrmuhr, "But it's been a hui
o mer I"
:"Scoff ready, Missis."
iShe jumped erect with a start!
n cry.
e "Plenty hungry, ehi" said Baht
e' with hIs usual grin of pride at I
d powers of deduction.
I"Tell your master that I shall coi
y is ten minutes," she said, watched h
r. go 'and closed the door after bi
k Then she turned and hurried to t
d little mirror on tihe wall. She fiusi
rt with anger as she looked at herst
1e The excitement coupled with the hi
'( had mad, her forget her inapproprii
S. garb.
Sheun rehn-~th okit~ng gl.S S
looked around for implemhents of tol- print
let. On the little table lay a comb rate
and a single military brush, looking Sud(
lonely without its mate. There were She
also a tin of powder, the common Batt
sprinkler variety that men use, a fresh ceivi
bottle of dental lotion and a sealed fetcl
box, proclaiming itself in loud type still
the container of the only perfect drea
toothbrush, su'n
"Not so bad," reflected Andrea, and B1
went to work to make the best of what Wil
was already one- of God's choicest the
creations. But when she had finished rett
the wonderful result only angered mal1
her. The incongruity of sitting down and
thus garbed to an openAidr camp din- clot
nor at half past five in the afternoon _
and face to face with. a man in appro- hll
IT IS
NOTTHE
PRICE
YOU
PAY IT IS
THE
QUALITY
YOU GET
Where
S
THATj
ARE I
Intelligent, economnic
Sure to'Get the Mo
Qualities and Corr<
satisfaction.--All of
SHOES I
k! We offer our trade t1
crease in the cost of
sec the quality of th<
then judge for yours,
WOM~la
~N AL]
sh
-~ $5.00 i
a"' Remember always i
Store of Good Shoe
Let Us Prove It.
lb
iS F
'nt
te
nd
e khaki, outraged her very accu
judgment as to what was fitting.
lenly she remembered her cloak.
rushed to the door and called to
itub. le came on the run. re
!d her orders and a moment later
ied the all-concepling garment,
warm from Its sun bath. An
put it on, her bare shoulders
iking from Its hot touch.
neath the acacia gleamed tho
e table set for two. Near it sat
man, nursing patience with a' ciga
1s Is the' way of the waIting
.Ie arose as Andrea drew near
thre!w his cigarette away. Ile was
ied in the full dress of the trop
-white mess jacket, black tie,
to waistcoat, black trousers, silk
- .
0
to BU
tylish I
IS THE QUE
RYING TO
A Men and Women w
st Possible for their I
,ct Styles--together wi
these essentials are fou2
>RICED TC
kie very limit of Shoe '
shoes. Prices, howev
3 shoes at the prices qt
Alf.
I'S BOOTS
SCOLORS
:o $13.50
Fiat, whether your shoe
s always shows the s
[ZER
lovellilss for the first time. They
traveled with a flashing gaze from her
soft hair to her flushed cheeks, down
aver her bare neck and into the faery
mieshes of her filiy frock, atid there
they stopped with a jerk as though
even in that moment lie remembered
that very short skirts and a truncated
silk stocking might leave a serious
gap in the ali-too-franl defenses of
modern modesty.
Then lie caie bpek in one swift up
ward sweep aind met her own gaze,
squarely, steadily. She drew a deep
breath. Something sustaining had
come into the white iman's gray-blue
ContinueId oi last page,. this scction.
WE
ARRY A
'ULL LINE
OF THE
NEWEST
LND 1rL1I
IN
HOSIERY
idable,
)PLE
.4OW
Where They Are
red of dependable
rvice and complete
ootwea r.
STORE
garle~ss of the in
u know, until you
ur fine footwvear,
JD BLACKI
$11.oo
00 to $15.00, this
nny staterlneie.
bose ~aid imnibs. 'Clean sitven, hair
well brushed, lie had dotted the I's
and crossed the t's .of etiquette and
stood for six feet of the best brand
of unconscious gentleman.
Andrea stqpped several paces away
anzd gazed at him. Her eyes filled sud
denly with tears and her heart swelled
in the quick answer of the generous
to the thoughtful. She drew near and
said in a voice that trembled slightly,
"You are considerate in all-little
things."
She raised both hands to her throat,
unhooked her cloak and let it slip
from her shoulders. For an instant
his eyes wero those of a man of her
own world. They swept over her as
though they took the measure of her
C
F
yDeper
ootwea1,
STION THE PE(
DECID7)E JUST I
ill certainly want to Buy "
C-'
Vloney-where they are assu
th courteous and efficient se
ytd epoere
STIN THEW P
il ertlm wan sh o Ba uysa
ClO MP--heete aea